UOB
banking
VP,TradeFinanceOperations
“VP, Trade Finance Operations at UOB. Skills: Trade Finance Operations, operational resilience, capacity planning, workforce optimization, operational risk, AML/CFT, audit requirements, stakeholder management. Provide leadership oversight across Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM), Open Account, Factoring and Bank Risk Trade Finance operations, ensuring consistent service quality, SLA adherence, and operational resilience.. Lead capacity planning and workforce optimization to support transac”
What You'll Achieve.
ensuring consistent service quality; SLA adherence; operational resilience; support transaction growth without compromising risk controls or service standards; promoting consistency in processes, controls, and service standards
Industry & Context.
Highly analytical; solutions-driven
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
At least 15 years of experience in Trade Finance Operations within banking environment., Proven experience at Vice President or equivalent management level, overseeing large-scale trade operations., hands-on exposure to FSCM, Open Account, Factoring products., Demonstrated success in scaling operations to support significant portfolio and transaction growth., Solid understanding of operational risk, AML/CFT, and audit requirements within trade finance., Experience translating regulatory and risk requirements into practical operational processes and system design., Experience working closely with Technology, Product, and Business teams on system rollouts and process redesign., Exposure to regional operations and cross-border processing models., Bachelor Degree in Business, Finance, Management, or related discipline., stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels., Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and solutions-driven., Able to balance control integrity with business enablement in a fast-paced environment.
What You'll Do.
Provide leadership oversight across Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM)
Factoring and Bank Risk Trade Finance operations
ensuring consistent service quality
and operational resilience.
Lead capacity planning and workforce optimization to support transaction growth without compromising risk controls or service standards.
Ensure operational risk and control frameworks across trade finance processing
aligned with internal policies and regulatory expectations (including AML/CFT and audit requirements).
Authorize and oversee complex or high-risk trade transactions
ensuring compliance with SOP
Support internal and external audits
and issue remediation activities.
Provide operational advisory and governance support to regional subsidiaries
promoting consistency in processes
and service standards.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Act as Deputy or representative to Group Head in operations governance forums / strategic initiatives taskforce; Experience working closely with Technology, Product, and Business teams on system rollouts and process redesign.; Provide operational advisory and governance support to regional subsidiaries, promoting consistency in processes, controls, and service standards.
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